Instructors:ÌýProfessor David Covo and TAs
Dates:Ìý22-28 August 2026
³¢´Ç³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô:ÌýBaie-St-Paul, QC.
ARCH 325 Architectural Sketching (2 credits):
Seven days of supervised field sketching in selected locations outside Montreal. The course develops traditional skills in architectural sketching in pencil, ink and watercolor. Sketching is explored as a process that frames the student’s encounter with the environment and as a strategy for acquiring knowledge and understanding of the world.ÌýÌý
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ARCH 680 Field Sketching (2 credits):
Seven days of supervised field sketching in selected locations outside Montreal. The course reinforces traditional skills in observation, notebook recording and architectural sketching. Students are encouraged to approach the subject critically and thematically, and to treat sketching as a mechanism for documenting experience and expressing their knowledge of the environment.
arch_680_-_2026_-_general_course_outline.pdf
ARCH 541 Selected Topics: Reflections on the Analytique (3 credits):
Reserved for M.Arch. Professional students.ÌýThis course adds 2 components to the current Course Outline forÌýARCH 680 Field Sketching:
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The preparation of anÌýAnalytique,Ìýa single drawing in any medium (approximately 24 x 36 inches, to be confirmed) that expresses your experience in Baie-St-Paul and your memories of the place.
TheÌýAnalytique,Ìýa type of drawing associated with the pedagogy of theÌýÉcole des Beaux-Arts in ParisÌýin the late 19th century, was an exercise in analysis and representation and intended as method for exploring the parti and organizing principles of a work of architecture. Whereas the originalÌýAnalytiqueÌýwas focused on a single building, the ARCH 541 version will be focused on the town of Baie-St-Paul.
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Participation as co-curator of the annual exhibition of student work from ARCH 325 and ARCH 680.
This includes assistance with the selection of the work and with the organization of the exhibition.
Objectives:ÌýThe course develops and reinforces traditional skills in observation, notebook recording and sketching in a variety of media, and explores the kind of sketching that architects and artists do when they travel. The emphasis is on sketching and painting ‘on location’ as opposed to in a studio, so students draw outside every day, working individually and in small groups, and under the supervision of the course instructors. Rainy days provide convincing demonstrations of the importance of public interiors, porches, arcades, canopies and roof overhangs in an urban context.
The act of sketching is examined as a process of inquiry and searching. The sketch is revealed as evidence of curiosity and the result of our attempts to understand the world by observing and drawing what is seen and experienced.
Requirements:
The course requirements are based on the development of a portfolio of work, at least 20 developed pieces completed in the field. Students are also expected to curate the annual exhibition of work produced in the 7-day field exercise, and may be asked to participate in the production of a document that serves as both a catalogue of the exhibition and an anthology of their reflections on the process and the sites visited.
Notes on media and equipment:Ìý
arch_325-680_-_2026_-_notes_on_media_and_equipment.pdf
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